(19)
(11) EP 2 326 077 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
07.12.2011 Bulletin 2011/49

(43) Date of publication A2:
25.05.2011 Bulletin 2011/21

(21) Application number: 10186691.1

(22) Date of filing: 06.10.2010
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04N 5/225(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 29.10.2009 JP 2009249092

(71) Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Tokyo 146-8501 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Maekawa, Shigeshi
    Tokyo Tokyo 146-8501 (JP)

(74) Representative: TBK 
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München
80336 München (DE)

   


(54) Imaging apparatus


(57) An imaging apparatus (101) includes a pedestal portion (112) which is formed further forward than a handle holding portion (109) and configured to store a display monitor (104) with a display surface (401) of the display monitor face thereto, a projected portion (113) formed further forward than the pedestal portion, and a hinge member (301) one part of which is fixed to the display monitor and the other part of which is fixed to the projected portion. The display monitor is drawn from the pedestal portion to an opposite side to a grip portion (203) by rotating the display monitor in a first direction around a first rotating shaft of the hinge member. The display monitor is drawn from the pedestal portion to a side of the grip portion by rotating the display monitor in a second direction which is an opposite direction to the first direction around a first rotating shaft.







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